This secret French-Canadian destination is a snow globe with a five-star chateau at the center

Imagine a junior-varsity, budget-friendly British Columbia about the size of Delaware — but with serious French flair.The destination you’re dreaming of is Charlevoix, Québec, and it’s the definition of “winter wonderland.” Catch the 9:13 a.m.

United flight from Newark to Québec City, and you’ll be carving tracks on the highest vertical drop east of the Canadian Rockies by lunch.While you can fly back to the Big Apple later that night, you won’t want to.Floating under the radar and nestled between the majestic Laurentian Mountains and the mighty St.

Lawrence River, this snow-covered crater is worth a long weekend, at the very least. Charlevoix is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with 30,000 residents.It boasts Le Massif (the Ikon Pass’s newest North American ski resort), Canada’s first Club Med and the 82-stop Flavour Trail featuring the finest cheeses, chocolates and charcuteries you’ll find outside of France.Still, this scenic oasis, an hour’s drive northeast of Québec City, had a rocky start.

It was formed when a meteorite crashed into the earth 450 million years ago.While the stardust is long gone, you’ll find plenty of fresh powder. “We’ve already received 10 inches of snow since the beginning of November, so we are ahead of the last three years,” Emmanuel Perot told The Post. Perot is the general manager of Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu (from $200 a night), Charlevoix’s poshest property — so posh it hosted the G7 Summit in 2018.Built to resemble a 19th-century French castle, the 405-room hotel is perched on a cliff overlooking the St.

Lawrence River, the main artery connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.Only 2% of its guests are American.

Still, Perot said he’s noticed a slight uptick over previous years.And he’s not offended by jokes about Canada becoming the 51st state. “Please rest assured that we continue to greet our neighbors from the south with open arms — this bond will never fade,” he said.�...